An Introduction to Drugs in Sport

Addicted to Winning?

Ivan Waddington, Andy Smith (University of Chester, UK)

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Routledge
02 December 2008

Drug abuse in sport

Why do many athletes risk their careers by taking performance enhancing drugs? Do the highly competitive pressures of elite sports teach athletes to win at any cost? An Introduction to Drugs in Sport provides a detailed and systematic examination of the extent of drug use in sport and attempts to explain why athletes have, over the last four decades, increasingly used performance-enhancing drugs. It offers a critical overview of the major theories of drug use in sport, and provides a detailed analysis of the involvement of sports physicians in the development and use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Focusing on the use of drugs within elite sport, the book introduces the key terms and concepts that define the study of drugs in sport and offers an in-depth examination of important contemporary themes and issues including: The history of drugs in sport and changing patterns of use Fair play, cheating and the 'spirit of sport' WADA and anti-doping policy Case studies of drug use in professional football and cycling Sociological enquiry and the problems of researching drugs in sport The future of anti-doping Designed to help students explore and understand this problematic area of research in sport studies, and richly illustrated throughout with case studies and empirical data, An Introduction to Drugs in Sport is an invaluable addition to the literature. It is essential reading for anybody with an interest in the relationship between drugs, sport and society.

By: Ivan Waddington, Andy Smith (University of Chester, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 418g
ISBN: 9780415431255
ISBN 10: 0415431255
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 02 December 2008
Audience: College/higher education , Adult education , A / AS level , Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ivan Waddington is Visiting Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo and the University of Chester, UK. He is the author of Sport, Health and Drugs (Routledge, 2000) and Drugs in Sport (BMJ Books, 2002), and co-editor of Sport Histories (Routledge, 2004) and Pain and Injury in Sport (Routledge, 2006). Andy Smith is Lecturer in the Sociology of Sport and Exercise and Co-Director of the Chester Centre for Research into Sport and Society at the University of Chester, UK. He is co-editor of the International Journal of Sport Policy and is co-author of Sports Development and Sports Policy in Society (Routledge, 2009) and Disability, Sport and Society (Routledge, 2009).

Reviews for An Introduction to Drugs in Sport: Addicted to Winning?

'My overall impression that this is a good and well written book. It is highly recommended' Ask Vest Christiansen, Dept. of Sport Science, University of Aarhus 'Recommended reading for anyone interested in this critical area within exercise and sport', PsycCRITIQUES